# Arizona HB 2868: preferential treatment; discrimination; policies

Arizona HB 2868, preferential treatment; discrimination; policies, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session House bill sponsored by Michael Way (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2025-05-07 (Final Reading: Passed) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Arizona HB 2868
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: preferential treatment; discrimination; policies
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-05-07, Final Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: Michael Way (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Subjects: applicability (s), cities and towns - title 9, community college district governing boards, counties - title 11, definitions (s), discrimination, diversity (s), diversity, equity and inclusion, education - title 15, equity (s), heading change, inclusion (s), policies, preferential treatment, prohibition, state government - title 41, strike everything amendment, universities
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (102 yes, 72 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael Way (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Lopez (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James Taylor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Weninger (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Justin Olson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Khyl Powell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Leo Biasiucci (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Fink (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Gress (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Carbone (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Neal Carter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Kupper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pamela Carter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Quang H Nguyen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Montenegro (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-07 | House | CONCUR: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2025-05-07 | House | FINAL: Passed | pass | 33 | 25 |   |
| 2025-05-06 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 17 | 11 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | PFC | pass | 5 | 4 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | House | DPA/SE | pass | 4 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 32 | 26 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | C&P | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | DP | pass | 4 | 3 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-05-07: Final Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-05-07: Concurrence: Passed (House)
- 2025-05-06: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-04-30: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House)
- 2025-03-31: undefined: PFC (House)
- 2025-03-26: undefined: DPA/SE (House)
- 2025-03-03: Third Reading: Passed (House)
- 2025-02-26: Committee of the Whole: do pass (House)
- 2025-02-25: undefined: C&P (House)
- 2025-02-20: undefined: DP (House)

## Bill text

- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2868H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526168)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2868P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/523744)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2868S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529880)

## Related bills

- SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act (signed)
- SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education (signed)
- SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services (signed)
- SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education (signed)
- SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care (signed)
- SB 1738: 2025-2026; commerce (signed)

## Sources
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2868H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526168)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2868P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/523744)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2868S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/529880)

## Related
- [SB 1735: 2025-2026; general appropriations act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1735-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1744: 2025-2026; K-12 education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1744-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1743: 2025-2026; human services](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1743-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1742: 2025-2026; higher education](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1742-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1741: 2025-2026; health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1741-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1738: 2025-2026; commerce](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1738-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2868-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-17).